Colin MacKinnon, praised by the New Yorker for capturing “the le Carré manner,” breathes life into historical fact with this gripping, fast-paced novel about the search for bin Laden in the months leading to 9/11.
An Afghan resistance fighter of the 1980s, once on the CIA payroll, has come back to haunt the agency. Kareem has become an enemy working with al-Qaeda and the Taliban. He has arranged the murder of an American CIA agent in Pakistan, which may compromise an intricate, long-planned CIA operation to capture Osama bin Laden. CIA officer Paul Patterson, who had run Kareem as an agent during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, sets out to track him down. Patterson navigates a shadow land of intrigue in England, Africa, the Middle East, and the United States, where truth and lies seem to merge.

Summary

Summary

Colin MacKinnon, praised by the New Yorker for capturing “the le Carré manner,” breathes life into historical fact with this gripping, fast-paced novel about the search for bin Laden in the months leading to 9/11.

An Afghan resistance fighter of the 1980s, once on the CIA payroll, has come back to haunt the agency. Kareem has become an enemy working with al-Qaeda and the Taliban. He has arranged the murder of an American CIA agent in Pakistan, which may compromise an intricate, long-planned CIA operation to capture Osama bin Laden. CIA officer Paul Patterson, who had run Kareem as an agent during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, sets out to track him down. Patterson navigates a shadow land of intrigue in England, Africa, the Middle East, and the United States, where truth and lies seem to merge.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“Mixing fact and fiction effectively, MacKinnon…shows great insight into the inner workings of U.S. intelligence. His clipped prose style, descriptive discipline and tone-perfect dialogue elevate this thriller above the pack.” —Publishers Weekly

“A haunting, disturbingly realistic portrait of the failings, organizational and personal, that opened up the skies for 9/11…[A] rising sense of sorrowful frustration…pays off in a gut punch of an ending." —Booklist

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Author

Author Bio: Colin MacKinnon

Colin MacKinnon has worked as chief editor of Middle East Executive Reports, Iran country coordinator for Amnesty International, and as director of the American Institute of Iranian Studies in Tehran. He holds a PhD in Near Eastern languages and an MS in journalism from Columbia University, and has taught at universities in Iran as well as at Columbia University and Georgetown. He lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

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Digital Download

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CD

Format:

MP3 CD

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Category:

Fiction/Thrillers/Suspense

Publisher:

Blackstone Publishing

Publisher:

Blackstone Publishing

Publisher:

Blackstone Publishing

Publisher:

Blackstone Publishing

CDs:

9

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1

Runtime:

11.05

Isbn:

9781504628334

Isbn:

9781504628341

Isbn:

9780786168484

Isbn:

9780786174577

Audience:

Adult

Language:

English

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